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From the NtWport Mcrcary, September 4.
FROM ENGLAND & SPAIN.
Last evening arrived here
fliip Dumfries, capt. Grofch
39 divs from Cadiz—The
Editors of the Mercury have
been politely favored by cap-1
tain G. and pdffengers, with
.London papers to July 3d,
and Cadiz papers to July
2 jth (a few days latefl )
A paflenger in the Dum
fries, who left England on
the sth July, informs us
that the Duke of Montrofe
Packet, taken by the frigate
President, arrived at FaJ
mouth about the laftof June •
as a cartel, with 80 pritotu
ers, but the Britifli govern
ment refilled to acknow
ledge them as such, and or
dered that the officer having
charge of the charted, Ihouhi
be kept oh board the king’s
brig Mutinc, to fail for
Halifax in all July; and the
Packet was reflated to the
original owners. He ail'd
informs us that Commodoie
Rodp.ers had taken and de
srroyed 14 fail of British
Merchant vdlfels.
Mr. Addington, a British
Agent, has arrived at Prague
But this Cannot be a pleni-
V po.
LATEST FROM BAYONNE.
Extract of a letter to the edi
tors of the Palladium, dated
New Bedford, Sept, 5.
“ Arrived here this after
noon, brig Sphinx, captain
Richards, of New-York, 36
days from Bayonne:
“ I have not seen any pa
pers brought by this arrival,
but captain R. informs ver
bally that Marshal Soult,
having been ifcnt by the
Emperor to take command
of the forces which had fled
from Spain, had collected an
army of about 45,000 men,
with which he had entered
Spain by the pass of St. Jean
Pied dc Port 5 that in con
ference of this, the com
bined army bad raised the
sieges of Pam pel una and St.
Scbaftians, before the for
mer of which they had had 1
2 2,000, and before the lat
ter, (on which leveral in
effectual aflaults had been
made,) 12,000 men; and
w ere concentrating their for
ces ; that two days before
captain R. sailed, informa
tion was received from
Sou’t, that his head quar
ters were eflablifhcd at Pam
peluna. In regaining pof.
session of 1 the pafles the
French had loft about 3000
men ; loss of the allied ar
my not known; but 2 or
300 Englifk had been- lent
into Bayonne. Kingjofeph
left Bayonne for fotne
pait oi France, a few
clays previous to captain R’s
laiiing ; he had previously
dilmifled the principal part
cf his suite.
Bonaparte had sent or
ders to the different itaports,
to treat the Engl.ffi Envoys
wr.h proper reipedt, lhould
any ariive ; hm it was t h ot »
doubtful whether any would
attend. The general opin
ion was, that a continental
peace would be the Tefult;
hut that the conclusion of a
maritime peace was very un
certain— Little, however,
was know n of the real views
of the French government.
The American privateer
True Blooded Yankee, Hai
ley, was at L’Orient, fit
ting for a erode—had lately
returned from a
had taken seven prizes, se
veral of which had arrived
in France,
The A mcrican privateer fchr. I
Leo of Baltimore, had arrived <
ai L Orient, bom a etuife du- )
1 ring which Hie had taker* four :
prizes ; two of (hern had arri- i
ved in France. She brought in
60,000 dollars in specie, taken |
hut of one of her prizes. One
of the prizes was a large home" 1
w.’id bound Jrsdiaman, with a
cargo wouh 500.000 dollars,
which she took by boarding, ;
sod was conveying her into
ranee, when she fell in with a
fl ;op ot war, which recaptured
her,
The Sabine ha« hs»en chafed
on the pafl’age by five different
ships cf war, and escaped with
• ale. On the night of the and
infi. the Sabine in a fog, about
30 miles call or Cape Ann, paL
led within pftol (hot of a man
of war brig; preleiving silence
on board, iights being put out,
&c. w?s not difeovered. Fri
day, off Cape Ann/ was chafed
bv ihe Nymphe, but loon left
ner.
A passenger in the Sabine re
ports the U. States brig Argus
had 84 days pallagc from New
York, and that (he failed three
days alter her arrival, fuppoftd
on a cruize.
Lo NOON, July 13* ,
T1 e gar Hon of t«*rt Balaguer,
which we took in •ur short vi«
lit to the coall of Catalonia,
confined only of a lieutenants,
a lurgeon, a garde-magazin, 16
Italian caononie;s, and 88 lub..
alters and feldiers of the 11th
regiment of the French line, of
whem two wcie kil.ed and ele- !
ven wounded. Marlhal Su
cher, as soon as he learned the
landing of sir j. Murray, con* *
trived to assemble a foice !
which it would have been folly ]
*o have attempted t» resili. j
When he quitted Valencia, his j
army amounted to 24,000 )
men, to which he added the '
I gamfon of Tarragona, and o.
;her detached corps which fweL 1
led it to o. Sir J. Mui-
r »y H-.d, at the greatelt extent,
but 18,000 to oppoic him, and i
ofthele *ere only four English !
regiwems, the relt conlitted of
Gel mans, Sicilians and Span' j
raids. Ihe next mail tiom |
will probably inform us
‘hat fir John Murray has t. ken
ionne stronger petition, of
which there are many on the
coall of Catalonia.
Cadj2, June 23.
We underhand by the Hyt.
cimh, from the coati ot Catalo
nia, that the expedition under 1
sir j. Murray ha* rcimbarWcd,
with the iok cf a few pieces of
ariiikty.
v/allachia.
l^L'ciiAßiitj-, June i£. '
Micci and Mcuma have been
iedtKed 10 the dominion of the
POii:. Ihe rebel Idtu-Mub,
Pacha ol Widdin, has been
completely del taic d, and thi,
fou;e(s, the of which
jfcvoitcd twenty years since.
Washington, Sept. 14
Copy of a letter from captain
Hull to the secretary of the
A avy % Portland , Sept. 7.
SIR—l had the honoi last even
ing to forward you by express
through the hands of Commodore
Batnbrii'ge a letter I ’•ectived from
Samuel Siorer, E*q. N»vy Agent
at this place, detailing at) account
of the capture ct the British brig
Boxer by the United States bug
Enterprize.
I now have to inform you that I
! Portsmouth this morning and
have this moment arrived, and as
the mail is closing, I have only
■ time to enclose you the report ol
J Lieutenant IVKall of the Enter
j ftr’se, and to assure'that a atate.
1 ineut of the situation of the two
j t easels as to the damage they have
1 received, &tc. >hall bn forwarded
> as noon as surveys can be tnadi*. /
i The Boxer has received much da- I
( made in her hull, masts and sails,
I indeed it war with Q >flSeu!ty she
j could be kept afloat to get her in.
1 The Enterprise is only injured in I
! marts and sails.
I have the honor to be, Ate.
ISAAC LULL
The lion Juries,
St -rt' y -dt the Navy.
Uniied Sta *ot Brig Erite'rprize ;
SIR—In consequence of the un. I
fortunate death of I ieut. Comman
dant William Burrow*, late com
rounder of this vessel, it devolves
on roe to *uquain*. you with »he
result of our cruise. After sailing
from Portsmouth on the first inst,
we sterred to the eastward ; and
on the tx.ornii g of the 3d, oflf Wood
Island discovered a schooner*
whtch we chased Into this harbor,
where w e authored On the rftor
ning of the fourth, weighed anchor
andhweptout, and continued our
course to eastward. Having re
ceived information of several pri.
vat» era being oflf Manhagan, we
stood for that place j and on the
following morning, in the baj nrar
Penguin Point, discovered a trig
getting uncLr way, which appear
ed to be a. vessel of war, and to i
w hich we ;nr media elv gave chact.
She fired several guns and stood
for us, having four ensigns bested.
After reconnoitresng and di cov.
enog her force, and the nation to
w hich she belonged, we hauled up
on toftand out of the bay, and at
3 o’clock 'h'iruned ail, tacked and
1 uii tiow n with an intention to bring
her to dine action, Al 20 Kuno
its aiier 3 P. M. when within half
pistol shot, the filing commenced
tioHi boih, and after being wai m!y
kept up, and with some tiiaii. uv
! nr g, the enemy hailed and said
| they had surrendered about 4 p,
' M —’he colors being naded to the
1 masts, could tut bo hauled down.
1 proved to be his Briiannic
I Majesty’s brig Boxer, of 14 guns,
j Samuel Blythe, Ccmuiander
who (til tn the early part of the
I engagement, havirg received a
! cannon shot through the body.
I J am sorry u» add ijiat t uut.
Burrow*, who did gaUautly led us
• l° at'ioti, tell aUo about the same
I tune by a musket ball, tthoch ter.
{ urinated Ut> t aisle in, e in eight
I hours.
j The Eoterprlfe suffered much
I in her spirit arid rigging, and the
j Btxer buih in eptr# rigging and I
hull, having many shots between j
wind and water.
It wotdd be doing injustice to the j
inet:i of Mr, lilijnghast, second I
Lieutenant were I not to nru ntioo j
the able assistance I received from !
biro during the remainder cf the j
j engtfgtmcnt, by h * strict attention
1 <0 hu own dmeian and »'hrr de
j pariniems And the ofiiceta and j
crew gmerally, I am happy t« add
j their cool and Unci mined conduct :
have my warmest approbation and
I applause.
j 1
As DO rruster roll that can be
fully ruied on has come into my
possessor*, 1 cannot exactly state
t«e number k lied on board the '
Boxer, but from information re- 1
eeived born the « filters of that j
wsfaei, it appears ihefe were be- 1
iwtcn 20 end 25 killed, and lour
teen woui'dvd. Enclose*. 1 e« u hst
nf ho , led nui wounded tin tua'd
> h Ebteip' 1 z
1 hsv tire honor to be. &e.
EDWARD It. M‘(.ALL.
benier Officer.
Isaac Hull, E*q.
Commanding Naval Officer
on the Eastern station.
Lift of killed and wounded on board the U.
State* brig Enterprise, in the engagement
with the British brig Boxer, the sth of
J September. 18ij.
Killed—Nathan Garren, ordi
nary seaman. |
Wounded—William Barrows,
E‘q commander, (since dead ;)
Kcrvin Waters, midshipman, mor
tatly ; L'i ha 3!ossorn, carpenter'.*
mate (since dead) D.v:d Horton,
quarter-nvaster; Robert Coats do.
I hfvanas Owing* do, Benj, Gam
mon, boatswain’s mate ,• Scuiler
Bradley seamaa \ James Snow do.
Snow Jones do. Peter Barnard or.
derly seaman, Wi». Thomas 2nd
seaman, John Fitzmere, marine.
i FROM FORT GEORGE,
Letters hare been receiv
ed in this city of as late date
| as nine o'clock on the morn
ing of the 7th inst. at which
moment the British fleet was 1
in fight—Com. Chauncey
with his squadron in the adl
of weighing anchor to go!
out to meet them. An im
mediate action was deemed
inevitable, of which the
very next mail may bring
us the relult.
By letters from Utica, N.
York, we learn* that the
Secretary of War left that
place on the 2nd instant on
his way to Sackett’s Harbor. !
Information had reached U- j
tica, that Sir George Prevail j
in person had gone with the
British fleet and a large
force, to Fort George;
It appears by an article in
alate Mobile Gazctie, that,
another battle has been re--;
cently fought near $?. Art- j
tenio, between th* Kepub- ]
licans arid Royalists of South
America, in which the lat,. 1
ter were defeated with the
loss of 200 kilWd* several
pieces of cannon, 350 (land
ot arms, 1000 head of mules j
and horses, a quantity of
provilions of ail kind?,
6000 dollars m specie, camp
equippage, 6cc. The lols
of the Republicans was
comparatively trifling—l 6
killed and about as many
wounded.
Flotilla Review;
On Wedncfday ihe Corporation of thi»
city proceeded t» Sandy Hook nod rtviewed
toe flotilla under the command «f Commo
dore Lewi*.
While the»e review* were performing in
telligence vva* received by the Commodore,
of Cite enemy’* approaoh to tlii* city byway
of the Sound. Upon a Sgnat being given
the corp* infUntiy embarxed with their
feld piece*, &c. and the flotilla, cenfifling
ot 16 f.il, f>di uader way witliiD an hour
ai d Uood up the bay, They parted through
1 Hrllgate iu the night and arrived to the
1 cafl ward of Frog* point between eight and
| niue o’clock yesterday morning. At half
| part la P. M. the head-most Biitiflt frigate
j approached within about three mile* of the
flotilla, and fired jo or 40 fLot. A few
; were returned by the Gnn Boa:*, but at too
I great a distance to do execution. The Bri-
I *'lh thips afterward* flood to the caftward
■ and the flotilla took a politiuu between
Hart 111 and and the Main.
! From the Northeru Army.An tfficer of
1 the army direct from Fort George, .vho ar
rived tuis morning in the Albany Steam
, Boat, inform* that General Wilkinlon and
1 iuite arrived there before he came away,
j Commodore Chauncey with hi* fleet wa* off
| Lew mown. There had been no move
ment* of the army lately.
I (Democratic Pref*.
■
We learn by a gentleman ofthi* city who
wr» ,u eye witnef*, that on Thursday last
Commodore Lewii attacked a Brithh frigate
i off the Light Heu*e at Sat.d* Point Alter
the frigate bad fired several broad tide* at j
j our flotilla, die filled and flood to the eafl- '
ward, and yeflerday morning none of the
enemy’• fhip* were in tight of the highrft
eminence at New Rochehe. Our informant
j* ot opinion, that fume of the (hot from
be 4e <ll a ftiu«k the frigate, a k d that he
I wrKeohfrf. f,T.n,Or* r ...
the fiotill*, »., u »,!,,*■ . ' ■)
, ‘ : it
. ztt , t
t] 'H* rf P flrted = •*’ »V aurhotity 0 ,.
tlecnanwno arrived m,, 3 I*
tea lilaod, that a vclFe **"? s '
and manned from Fnrt C*t e> ? d,f S“'
m capturing a Brnifh l*’ fucr^<
«■»««» mi. ■»
midfli.pman were mad,, prif, ner ,.JJJ“
Enterprize and Boxer,
' In announcing l.
li»nt triumph, * e have
the pleating melancholy o f.
twining the fad cypr c f s 7 wi(b ;
palm of vidory. The A*
can brig Enterp.ize has can"'
red the B.iiifli br,g Bo,er,
ler a severe action, in which ,h
oraveeoimaindertofboihlh"
were (lain. 'r
If we confidcr deeds of Va U
our little navy u greatest a „
the brave* that ever ado
the ocean. Who would ha
| ever believed, that after bein
|at war wub the Brft mariti m
! nation of the Globe for
| ,nonths » th «t we should
j taken and dettroyed three of th
iargelt frigates of Britain ; fi v
fl >ops of war, and upwards o
, 700 merchant fhip s . and d
ring the whole time, th at ou
loss should be so triHing j \y
can fca/ccly believe the tr U!
of our own records. The dis
parity of the numbers flam j,
all our vidorie* is f urp<l(r
It looks as if there was a poj
unseen that proteded men C n
gaged m the cause of Ju ftj ce a-,
humanity. Amidlt our U!l
! grateful mu-tnuiings and u
reafonabie difeontents, we hav
cause to be thankful that ther
; is no nation upon earth that h.
1 u CC u n /° l aV T d a * oUr lclves
U h,i e tkiefo r> we humol
ourselves by falling and p,a yc .
agreeably to the invitation o
the Supreme Magidraie 0 f tb
nation, for ouj fins, let UJ re
joice and be thankful that w
j are b efl.d above a'imoft all o
| ther people with health an
| good laws and brigl
j P r °spetil. To repine Sc t«ur
rnijr th.M those great
for US should no
be obtained and enjoyed with
out toil, vxdtnger and blood/hci
is to «xpeu an exemption fioi
partial evils that never was an
i t)CV cr will be the lot of ids sa
lion.— (Button Patriot.
While the tribute of prail
and gratitude is so enoineni
due to the gallant and !<*mentr
commander whale achieve
ment has encircled his country 1
Naval Column with atiothe
bright wreath of renown, »n
whe has died in the arms »
victory it is due to jute n
fta'c, (hat until wi'hin thel
few days the Entepiize h 3
been commanded bv Captaii
BLAKELEY; and tha «
(he skill and attention of this a*
b!e and experienced naval ofc
cer in his difeiplining his ciew
in a good degree is attiibutab
the execution which has tk*
fuck deltru£li«n to the enrn»y
and which had added a refpec
table vessel to our infant na v y
The deeply lamented Lie« |en
ant BURROWS was a son o
the decealed Col*
.the Marine Corps.—[Centiw
A Hoax Upon John Bw
** Cock-BoatsA
Although England is 1 ’ 1
to have a “ thou land d ll /
of war,” and although
j has the arrjgance to dccV
that “ not a fail fpreudiu?
on the ocean but by e ‘
: perm’JJion,” yet we find tfl*
the lit tic bri gjfrgus too* 1
j American minuter plenip 0
tentlary on beard, and t*